Improvement in fountain-pens



J. S. BARD. Fountain-Pen.

No. 221,904. Patented Nov. 25, I879.

Mbzess es UNITED STATEs PATE OEEIoE.

JONATHAN SPRAGUE BARD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAlN-PENS'.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 221,904, dated November25, 1879; application filed September 8, 1879. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ONATHAN SPRAGUE BARD, of the city of New York, inthe county and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fountain- Pens and Fountain Attachments for Pens, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple fountain attachmentwhich may be ap plied'to pens for the purpose of retaining ink andfeeding it properly to the nib of the pen, and which shall not renderthe pen less flexible, or interfere with its action in any way.

My invention consists in a fountain attachment for a pen, consisting ofa spoon or plate shaped on one side so as to conform to the shape of andfit against the upper side or back of the pen, and provided with meansfor hinging it in position on the back or upper side of the pen.

It also consists in details of construction to be hereinafter explained.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view ofa pen having afountain attachment embodying my improvements securedthereto, and Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section through such penand attachment. p

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A designates a pen, which may be of the ordinary form or material, and Bdesignates a spoon or plate attached to the upper side thereof.

The spoon or plate B is shaped upon its under side so as to conform tothe shape of and fit against the back or upper side of the pen, and ishere represented as slightly shorter and narrower than the nibs of thelatter. It is so attached to the pen that it rests upon its uppen side,exerts no pressure on the latter except the pressure due to its weight,and hence the flexibility of the pen is not materially affected by it.

A supply of ink is held between the spoon and the upper side of the pen,and thence passes downward to the point of the pen and keeps itsupplied.

Other. means than those here shown may be employed for securing thespoon to the pen; but I prefer to attach it by means of a hinge, and avery simple form of a hingeis here represented.

The spoon is provided at each side with lugs or prongs a, which areinserted in holes upon the sides of the pen. At its broad end the spoonis represented as somewhat larger than the pen, leaving a small spacebetween the two and the elasticity of the spoon enables it to beexpanded laterally andremoved from the pen for cleaning, or to enablethe pen to be used without it.

I am aware that a spoon or plate has been hinged or pivoted to the underside of a pen, so as to hold a supply of ink between its upper side andthe under side of the nibs of the pen, the spoon or plate being keptfromfalling by atmospheric pressure as long as there is a sufficient supplyof ink between it and the pen; and I am also aware that a feeding devicehas been clamped or rigidly secured to the top of a pen so as to holdthe ink between it and the pen. These I do not claim as my invention. t

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. A fountain attachment for a pen, consistside of the pen, and providedwith prongs or,

inserted in holes in the sides of the pen, substantially as specified.

J. SPRAGUE HARD;

A Witnesses:

" EDWIN H. BROWN, CHANDLER HALL.

